Solid Revenue Mix and Positive Adjusted EBITDA
Total revenue of $1.4B in Q1 2026 with positive adjusted EBITDA of $303M (13th consecutive quarter). Subscription & services contributed $584M, demonstrating recurring revenue strength and diversification away from pure trading.
Strong Stablecoin Position and Growth
Stablecoin revenue of $305M; average USDC held in Coinbase products reached an all-time high of $19B. Coinbase is the largest distributor of USDC (holding >25% of USDC supply) and captures ~50% of USDC economics.
Assets on Platform and Customer Inflows
Q1 marked the 12th consecutive quarter of net native unit inflows and Coinbase reached an all-time high in crypto trading market share, indicating customer consolidation on trusted platforms during tough market conditions.
Product Diversification Showing Early Traction
Everything Exchange initiatives producing new revenue streams: retail derivatives reached >$200M annualized revenue, prediction markets hit $100M annualized in March ( ~2 months after launch), and 12 products now generate >$100M annualized each.
Onchain and Agentic Adoption Momentum
Base is dominant for stablecoin transactions (62% share). Stablecoin transaction volume doubled in the quarter and stablecoin transactions on Base grew 10x year-over-year. Agentic commerce activity: when agents pay onchain, they use USDC 99% of the time and >90% of agentic transactions occurred on Base in Q1.
DeFi & Onchain Usage Growth
DEX volumes grew 2x quarter-over-quarter and borrow/lend balances grew to over $1B in the last year, showing improving onchain DeFi engagement via Coinbase app.
Strong Balance Sheet and Capital Actions
Ended Q1 with >$10B in cash and $12B total available resources; repurchased ~6M shares for $1.1B in Q1 (buybacks roughly offset ~90% of shares issued for employee compensation since Q4 2024). Intent to retire $1.3B convertible notes due June 1 if conversion threshold not met.
Cost Discipline and Forward Expense Reduction
Total operating expenses down 5% quarter-over-quarter to $1.4B; G&A declined 17% QoQ. Company provided 2026 adjusted expense guidance of $4.3B–$4.6B (~$500M lower than Q4 2025 annualized exit rate) and expects Q2 technology & development + G&A of $820M–$870M (down 4%–9% from Q1).
Product Engagement Metrics and AI Efficiency Gains
Coinbase One now has >1M paid subscribers (higher engagement and unit economics). Engineering productivity: pull requests per engineer up ~78% YoY; integration test coverage across core services up 3x in last six months, supporting faster, higher-quality product iteration.